Start with a claim that won’t let you shrug: the Father calls the Son God. We walk through Hebrews chapter 1 line by line to see how Scripture itself lifts Jesus above every created being, from angels to kings, and then crowns him with a righteous scepter. If angels refuse worship but Jesus receives it, what does that say about who he is and what he has done? We explore the rich language of radiance and exact representation, unpacking the ancient seal-and-wax imagery that shows the Son bears...
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Start with a claim that won’t let you shrug: the Father calls the Son God. We walk through Hebrews chapter 1 line by line to see how Scripture itself lifts Jesus above every created being, from angels to kings, and then crowns him with a righteous scepter. If angels refuse worship but Jesus receives it, what does that say about who he is and what he has done? We explore the rich language of radiance and exact representation, unpacking the ancient seal-and-wax imagery that shows the Son bears...
S1 || Jesus the Messiah is Above All || An Introduction to the Book of Hebrews || Session 1
Reasoning Through the Bible
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S1 || Jesus the Messiah is Above All || An Introduction to the Book of Hebrews || Session 1
We open the Book of Hebrews and find a letter written to Hebrew believers under pressure—public shame, seized property, and the easy out of slipping back into what once felt safe (Judaism). The writer won’t let them settle. With language that sings and arguments that cut clean, Hebrews makes one claim again and again: Jesus the Messiah is better. The book’s first ten chapters build the case that Christ is greater than angels, Moses, priests, sacrifices, and even the Mosaic covenant they serv...
Reasoning Through the Bible
Start with a claim that won’t let you shrug: the Father calls the Son God. We walk through Hebrews chapter 1 line by line to see how Scripture itself lifts Jesus above every created being, from angels to kings, and then crowns him with a righteous scepter. If angels refuse worship but Jesus receives it, what does that say about who he is and what he has done? We explore the rich language of radiance and exact representation, unpacking the ancient seal-and-wax imagery that shows the Son bears...
